I am fine with blogs. I have blogged a few times before now and have found it to be a kind of journal for my thoughts and opinions. It's also a good outlet for stress relief.
I think that blogging would be beneficial when ised for educational purposes. A teacher that blogs regularly over content that was reviewed in class and any plans and goals they might have for the class is making that extra effort to help students and maintain contact with the parents. For students, blogging could be helpful in many ways. More students are spending more time on the internet so the fact that they could post homework assignments while they are already online could increase student participation. Also, for students that have difficulty asking questions in class or a student that might need to ask additional questions about a praticular assignment, would have easier access to contact their instructor without feeling vulnerable and not having to wait till the next day or two to ask their question.
As for blogging being a waste of time for some people, I'm inclined to think that maybe they haven't tried to blogging themselves. But then, everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
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I am not trying to pick on just you because many people have said the same thing as well as me, but one thing we have to remember as future teachers is that, yes, blogging may be fun and beneficial for the students and as you said on your post, they may be more inclined to do, and turn in there homework because, well, there already on the internet. What we have to realize though is that the internet is the resource for every little thing now days. Facebook, myspace, ebay, youtube and if we give the kids to much time on the internet they may soon get sidetracked and not turn in there best work or parents might start getting frustrated because they think there kid is on the internet to long doing homework when in reality they are internet surfing to. Just a thought but i am still all for using blogging as a tool for kids to learn.
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